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c-span.org. >> monday congress is in session to take a look ahead on capitol hill to do that this is monday we are joined by capitol hill reporter juliegrace brufke and on government funding and a potential shutdown to begin with. september 30 is thehe dead that the house has 13 workdays between now and then by the senate has 15 workdays. what needs to happen to avoid in the shutdown scenario question of x-ray house republicans release the built text it would continue fighting until march and would include the save act which republicans have been pushing for that looks to strengthen voter id laws there. we heard senator schumer yesterday so that's a nonstarter dems are looking for a three month to push things to the lame duck to negotiate things out for giving up or spending between chambers. click the save act to safeguard american voter eligibilityua ac. we can show viewers a little bit about it proof of citizenship to vote in federal election to pas

theouse in july of 2021 at 198 mostly partisan partyline vote, five democrats voting in favor. present vote planned as of yet it was introduced why is is all the sudden joining in on a government funding bill? >> republican see it as a way to force the senate hand on this. conservatives feel like it's an important topic. democrats in state when your boating is not a citizen is already illegal so it's a redundant bill there in a nonstarter for them. deafly 70 conservatives a push johnson on something's been very supportive of invoke on the past very. >> of it is a nonstarter what happens come back to the september 30 deadlines? >> even get the republican both of the house might be a challenge. we heard thomas massie, matt met rosendale say their anti- in general.

we have some moderate republicans that expect the language to be stripped out and get jammed by the senate there. we will see? >> what is that mean? >> trying to get behind the e legislation. go to a fuller picture of the support is. >> report mitch mcconnell his feelings about attaching the save act to this legislation but how was he factoring in? >> it reservations on the senate side is not going to go anywhere its democrat-controlled senate. diseases cr happening on the house side there's no agreement how long this should go on for they should have told set on auo autopilot or previous funding

levels. where the two sides not agreeing on the time for this? they'd like to see things if trump wins it next to the field and get a more conservative field. now is democrats would like to see things plugged into december if you have eight lame duck fight they feel they get more winds out of that timeline. >> why do democrats think they can get more wins in a lame duck fight? like a special right now democrats are feeling bullish on their thing said harris is in the election. right now this timeline is best for negotiating things out. right now the got democrat-controlled sentence republicans are feeling good with picking up seats in the senate. that could be a factor in their projects again congress is back until after the august recess. it's noon eastern time for the house committee at its 3:00 p.m. eastern for the senate to come

in. we are trying but what is happening to head to be like to do thise on mondays when congres is in session for two 202-748-8000 for democrats to halt republicans 202-748-8001 part independence 202-748-8002. besides potentially putting off a government shutdown seems to be the big business what else is congress looking to do before they go home essentially until election day? lex it's tight at weakest lot messaging bills on the house side with china bills and reports of the farm bill that are going to expire it's unclear whether it will get through that the big focus is definitely going to be for sure on the government funding there. >> lessons on the house foreign affairs committee release afghanistanou report. bring it up ahead of november. also the committed hoping to hold hearings this month kind a wholee array of issues there. >> no lack of stories to read about for capitol reporter?

you wrote yesterday about this afghanistan report. who put it out? what is new about the afghan report? looks foreign affairs chairman michael mccaul put up this report and i spoke to him at the tribunal festival earlier this week at the culmination of a three year investigation it is been republican lead but initially direct the pullout from afghanistan there is bipartisan concerns about how that was handled there in the white house has criticized support but republicans feel there is not enough coordination and planning pulling out troops there. that's responsible for the death of 13 service members. things could have been handled much differently what could've gone smoother. >> last week or the week before on this program one at the republican investigators on the house foreign affairs committee ended up resigning from the committee because he thought congressman the republican chairman of the committee was not doing enough to hold the

military leadership responsible that's focusing more on the political side of this. did that get addressed in this report? did this have more focus on that military leadership when it came to the pullout? like a lot of concerns in the military leadership there. i talked to chair mccall about it and make sure it was a fair and nonpartisan investigation but the big concern for him. >> 3054 page report has been available for anyone right now per. >> the public last night around 6:30 p.m. they put that out too. it touches on an array of issues.ra >> 354 page report gets dropped on a sunday night and you've got to get a story out about it? what does a lotts of coming through it last night looking for the highlights and talking to members about it. given the highlights there. >> to get members on a sunday to talk about her part that gets dropped years at something they their committee to talk about? >> a jeff and with the members are talk about the reports

definitely lot of texting last night. >> a lot of texting. is that one of the main ways to communicate members these day be a tax question. >> a lot of time. >> there are some that make it the preference known that way? >> for short periods i've had to get think that a congress meeting super. >> air testing is things are happening and there is some frustration from leadership when thatat happens. when their taxa do come out for talk about the weekpe ahead in m washington is actually the month ahead looking to the end of september these potential government shutdown deadline 202,748,000 for democrats. republicans 202,748,001. independence 202-748-8002. this is elaine in connecticut republican you are up first. >> i was wondering i was watching c-span which i watch a lot and liz cheney was being

interviewed. i think her and their father should put their hats on go home and stay home she said trump was a pig on national tv and i said isn't there any censorship? she has so much hatred in her heart she is not a republican because i am a a republican andi do not think like her. it is so bad i mean she switched to the democrat party that, that is what she did. ii think the way they pick on trump because obama, clinton on andthe whole bunch of them all o the same thing. they did such like a biden in afghanistan 13 of our wonderful men got blown up. politics are just getting to be too comic to much. we went in when you say there isn't any censorship can you

explain something we hear a lot. what do they want center? >> are called trump a pig? someone shouldn't hear when someone insults another person? >> i don't think you should insult somebody like that. like a former president. it's a grace in connecticut the cheney endorsement of kamala harris. any reaction use on capitol hill? i don'tf both going to move the needle but long have had a contentious relationship. talking to democrats they feel both dick cheney livered illicit cheney comerd out to her father would also in boats and endorse kamala harris for the kind of hope and with moderate and swing voters that's going to move

things toward theirs direction. >> host: that is juliegrace brufke. he refers to himself a liberal good standing i never imagined i imagine ifind myself admiring td sense opponent republican vice president dick cheney. he talks about that endorsement buried together dick cheney and liz cheney create a sturdy and substantial permission structure for other republican voters to back harris and more importantly to read the party of donald trump. rex hub key in usa today very democratic reaction to the cheney endorsement? cosseting there very excited about it but same time as the conservatives point to her former criticism probably vice presidentt live pointed to her primary. democrats are prominent figures father was a prominent figure. voices are very important to have out there. i could push moderate and swing voters toward pushing toward

democrats in november. >> to abdul in irvine, california independent. good morning. see three good morning. what's going on with michael mccaul. he's been involved in a battle. [inaudible] you know what? the morale was good after 20 years. they fought there. over 100,000 americans, 50000 others was involved. this issue to bring back. there was no morale, people do not want toon fight. we appreciate with the taliban. we left the zoo open for afghanistan. someone can answer it because. [inaudible]

we brought them in the united states over 100,000. these all cheating afghanistan. and now we support them. michael mccaul knows nothing. he is a republican. [inaudible] people get blew up day and night for years. sue and abdul got your on this report may be background asking why it mccall's coming out to support now? sweet it would been thinking about the investigation and number of officials and subpoenaed a number of documentt and a charmer mccall's is going to continue to do everything in his power to get secretary blinken to testify. they were going to have a press conference later today where they will walk them through some of their findings. the cover of this three and 50

page report. you believe he said it was great interim report a strategic failure above that are two pictures one from afghanistan and they withdraw from vietnam with a quote underneath that saying there's going to beat no circumstances you see people being lifted off the roof of an embassy coating president to buy a july 8, 2021 then they put those two pictures side-by-side. then below the title of the report whatever happens in afghanistan we discussed this before i do not think it's going be something thatt happens from friday till monday. i would not necessarily equate the departure of forces in july,

august or early september with immediate deterioration in the situation. i didn't and that in june ahead of the evacuation in august. this from general mark milley more likely than not to develop the reconstitution of al qaeda and or isis. that varies on dependent on analysts six -- 12 and may be 36 months. put this into context of what they are trying to highlight. >> are the major themes of the report the white house and state department the ambassador for not heeding you morning but should have more of a plan sooner it's that major theme ofe going to lean into. they can put the support out there and try to get at the

media. we want what's a covetous story? speak to the ambassador speaking they heard from testimony from some of his staff after the evacuation happened the ambassador had tested positive for covid. proceeded to have a staffer to take a test for him. this is ross wilson at the time. >> is something republicans are highly criticizing they argued he abandoned the staff there left with the embassy that further demonstrated they feels a lack of leadership there are. >> that you get any response from over the weekend? what could reached out has not gotten back to me yet. you're with juliepu grace of xe.

i want to know why congress is a logical vacation of the looming livingshutdown of the government question ectomy that's just ridiculous. they're trying to work their way to the spending bills and ultimately they did not have the support there and congress are to shine his august recess they will go back in your from their constituents and to district work.. we hit the campaign trail there and back and hoping to get it back in the next few weeks. pursuant how far did they get through their homework as it were in their spending bills? was houston controlled by republicans the senate by democrats, was there ever a serious path towards occult the normal process that regulates? speak to the gutter handled them but there never reconciled with the ones were able to get to the

house were never reconciled the senate. there's a lot of anticipation the stopgap will be needed. >> will be the main negotiators in the weeks to come to get the government open or shut it down? >> we are at a leadership level a lot of schumer and johnson try to get things in the house of preparation the senatee appropriation on a potential shutdown if this happens republicans usually get blamed for a government shutdown. why is that? >> is a major concern. sometimes you hear conservatives say it doesn't give them quite as much heartburn as democrats and some of the more moderate members. in a tough electionn year that are concerned about that and looking for assurances that won't happen they're not going to be here in october and they deafly need those votes.

cooks the editorial board of the washington times today the headlight of their peace, saved act or shut down dragon the safe act is the legislation being proposed you have to present id when you register to vote. the editor of board of the washington time right smart level heads would realize it tht failure to pass appropriation legislation as less inconsequential now than it has ever been in the past. the largest federal expenditures are on autopilot and federal employees sent home during shutdown h know they will automatically receive full back pay whenever the government reopens. most americans the right won't be affected by a shut down. they likely have no idea how broken the voter registration in the countryth has become. leveraging the situation to drive awareness could lead to some needed change the argument for a potential shutdown. how big is that voice inside the republican conference? what's a more conservative wing of the party that simply a thing for you talk to republicans who

will note shutdowns can have to be more expensive than keepingns the government open and government employees said that not having a paycheck especially in the month leading up to the election could be huge problem for them. >> tommy and austin, texas is next. what is your question or comment for juliegrace brufke? tommy are you with us? go ahead sir. >> caller: the article with afghanistan that responsible for that also. he negotiate with the taliban by himself without afghanistan. [inaudible] without the president or anybody else. the biden administration was a failure to because he had time to make a potable the people out.

so is also responsible for that too. thankd you. >> has spoken to democrats of wl definitely hear from democrats and the white house that stay tuned trump laid the groundwork there and they'll be a lot of blame it caps on hampered the white house put out a report shortly after the withdrawal and made a similar argument there. >> are what you got there on the report that came out from the foreign affairs committee yesterday through how often does mention donald trump to go through it last night i need to do a deeper dive today. >> is there discussion leading up to the biden presidency and then they withdrawst it. >> is deafly a deeper dive for sure into the biden administration. >> idaho independent good

morning. >> good morning. this morning i tried to get on the last show but the question will work out hereto. were talking about a government shutdown over the appropriation bill. i don't think anyone here understands every dime, every penny they are talking about is going to borrowed money. but weare running 2 trillion-dor deficits which encompasses every nickel that we spend on the direct operating costs of the united states of america for one year. right now the united states is in economic the latter stages of an economic death spiral. in 2023 we spent $70 billion on the interest rate 202,421.1 trillion. it rolls over and rolls over and rolls over. itol that is a death spiral.

not one question in your previous segment for the candidates came close to asking that question. >> i think there is one that talked about debt and deficit. but to take your points, what do you think needs to happenn herei headed this particular funding sites? or do you think it will be same old same old? >> every nickel they're going to spend it will be borrowed. every nickel in 2023 we only took in $4.4 trillion of which you spent $3.8 trillion of the mandatory spending. >> $5 trillion being taken in, and revenue this year. but the federal budget deficit approaching $1.9 trillion. you add up the deficits over time that's a total of u.s. national debt it is currently 35 children through its 3258 3258 builta there's $93 milliond

counting u.s. debt clock is ratings over that anything going to commentrs on? speak to the top-flight number for larger spending deal still are big negotiate out between house and senate. the spending will be at the same level there. see what carol and texas good morning. >> caller: thank you for taking my call. thank you for the guest being there. i wanted to further some comments i heard about afghanistan. that's to include a little historical thing on our involvement went back for presidentsen we can go back for presidents and our government that the war went on. that middle estimate of money is spent in that war is to trillion dollars. if you take that and divide it

down how muchim we spend per moh we were spending $9.6 billion per month, per month. to run that war. i understand people at the paint everything with the big political brush we cannot override the fact how much money we spent, how many lives we lost over the 20 year period of war and what it gained it. nothing for anybody. i'm biden probably like your guest to comment on this. biden probably could see what was coming down the road a newbie could not be involved in ukraine. we could not be involved in the other conflicts who were involved in in the middle east look at what's going on in the middle east. think about was who was coming down the road at light acquiesced to what trump wanted to do what trumptr negotiated we

had to get out on the date trump had negotiated. also trump wanted to bring the negotiators to camp david. that was the original plan was why not watch and bring people there i like your guest or comment on all those things are correctable certainly let juliegrace brufke do that have you heard the cost of war project at brown university? >> no, sir, i have out. it is s something i can find online? what that certainly is literally google cost of war project it is out of the watson t institute fr international public affairs and brown university. i only bring up because what you arewh talking to is a lot of wht they go intot trying to find a summary of the cost of the wars that have happened since 911. people havee died in the post- 911 wars that have taken place to direct war violet some 38 million people have been war

refugees or displaced persons. the price tag is over $8 trillion u.s. government is conducting counterterrorism activities and 70 countries around theco world. a listing of this is a lot of what they do try to account for the things going to budget. maybe something you be interested in reading. >> for people fighting right now weht have soldiers, sailors especially in airmen fighting right now for us overseas i don't know-classifier part of the price of being a superpower. i have a grandson serving in the military right now. i could not be prouder of him. that's part of a thing of being an american we have to do what we can to support our troops and support peace around the world, i'm not sure about all of that but thank you for taking my

call. i look forward forward to hearing what guest has to say. >> the white house has been adamant they've been bringing troops home and out of galveston was the right decision both for the troops in the country that's kind of for they standwh on tha. they continue to heard from republicans national security risk or worry about classified documents been left behind in military equipment and feel it is a gap in intel gathering databe interesting as members ce back today that debate will continue. she went lying to his john from memphis, tennessee last color in the segment go ahead, john. >> good morning c-span. my question for today is, will congress try to do better on this year on all of these different kinds of changes in begging for trump and knowing he

is not capable to run this country? will they do a better job the rest of the year because they haven't done o nothing all year, we thank you. >> guest: has a hard time hearing the first part of the question. see what he wants of congress will do better in his opinion how they speak about donald trump. >> the house of representatives all have their opinions will see how the rhetoric continues for.n >> who are the one or two or three members of congress that you want to talk to first when theyfi come back here? who we look to today question request but looking for leaderships of the latest is what they are hearing on this continuing resolution. but capitol leadership meetings are the big plans are for the week. we went click auction house and senate when they come in here on c-span you can read about on the coverage of an axis.com.

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